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    Black and White gaming build

    I've decided to upgrade my PC a little and go with a black and white color scheme. Here are the parts I have picked out so far. Let me know what you all think. Is there anything I should change? Also will I have room in the case to run a push/pull setup with the H100i GTX?
    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.95 @ SuperBiiz)
    CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
    Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
    Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
    Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($474.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.79 @ Amazon)
    Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.00 @ Amazon)
    Total: $1266.70
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-01 02:31 EST-0500
    Last edited by jholdaway; 2016-01-01 at 02:37 PM.

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    I own the 540 Air with a H100 GTX and you have enough space for a push/pull setup.
    Dont get a GTX 980, go for the 390, 390x or GTX 980Ti.
    The 500W PSU can be a bit tight also you dont need a white one for your setup, the PSU is hidden on the other side of the Case.
    Since you got a shitload of space you can also throw some sleeved cable extender on your GPU and PSU.
    https://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/p...lchemy-cables/

    If you got alot of dust or pets dont pick the 540 Air, you have to clean it every 2 month ^^(dustfilter for the 540 Air cost around 70$) also the 540 Air isnt the quitest case without a "quite" GPU you wont have much fun so you should get atleast a Gigabyte Windforce or AiO Watercooled GPU.

  3. #3
    Thanks for the advice. Decided to reuse my current case and PSU. Corsair C70 Arctic white and Kingwin Lazer 850 Watts Power Supply.
    Here's what I ended up going with
    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.95 @ SuperBiiz)
    CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
    Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
    Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
    Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($665.99 @ NCIX US)
    Total: $1235.91
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-01 11:55 EST-0500

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